1. Work and Energy Conceptual MCx

2. 01 Is it possible to do work on an object that remains at rest?
1) yes ) no

3. 02
A box is being pulled across a rough floor at a constant speed. What can you say about the work done by friction?
1) friction does no work at all
2) friction does negative work
3) friction does positive work

4. 03
Can friction ever do positive work?
1) yes ) no

5. 04
In a baseball game, the catcher stops a 90-mph pitch. What can you say about the work done by the catcher on the ball?
1) catcher has done positive work
2) catcher has done negative work
3) catcher has done zero work

6. 05
A ball tied to a string is being whirled around in a circle. What can you say about the work done by tension?
1) tension does no work at all
2) tension does negative work
3) tension does positive work

7. 06
A box is being pulled up a rough incline by a rope connected to a pulley. How many forces are doing work on the box?
1) one force
2) two forces
3) three forces
4) four forces
[CORRECT 5 ANSWER]

8. 07
You lift a book with your hand in such a way that it moves up at constant speed. While it is moving, what is the total work done on the book?
1) mg  x
2) FHAND  x
3) (FHAND + mg)  x
4) zero mg r
FHAND
v = const
a = 0

9. 08
By what factor does the kinetic energy of a car change when its speed is tripled?
1) factor of 3
2) factor of 6
3) factor of 9
4) factor of 12

10. 09
Car #1 has twice the mass of car #2, but they both have the same kinetic energy. How do their speeds compare?

11. 10
Two stones, one twice the mass of the other, are dropped from a cliff. Just before hitting the ground, what is the kinetic energy of the heavy stone compared to the light one?
1) quarter as much
2) half as much
3) the same
4) twice as much
5) four times as much

12. 11
Two stones, one twice the mass of the other, are dropped from a cliff. Just before hitting the ground, what is the final speed of the heavy stone compared to the light one?
1) quarter as much
2) half as much
3) the same
4) twice as much
5) four times as much

13. 12
A child on a skateboard is moving at a speed of 2 m/s. After a force acts on the child, her speed is 3 m/s. What can you say about the work done by the external force on the child?
1) positive work was done
2) negative work was done
3) zero work was done

14. 13
If a car traveling 60 km/hr can brake to a stop within 20 m, what is its stopping distance if it is traveling 120 km/hr? Assume that the braking force is the same in both cases.
1) 20 m
2) 30 m
3) 40 m
4) 60 m
5) 80 m

15. 14
A car starts from rest and accelerates to 30 mph. Later, it gets on a highway and accelerates to 60 mph. Which takes more energy, the 030 mph, or the 3060 mph?
1) 0  30 mph
2) 30  60 mph
3) both the same

16. 15
The work W0 accelerates a car from 0 to 50 km/hr. How much work is needed to accelerate the car from 50 km/hr to 150 km/hr?
1) 2 W0
2) 3 W0
3) 6 W0
4) 8 W0
5) 9 W0

17. 16
Two blocks of mass m1 and m2 (m1 > m2) slide on a frictionless floor and have the same kinetic energy when they hit a long rough stretch (m > 0), which slows them down to a stop.
Which one goes farther?
1) m1
2) m2
3) they will go the
same distance m1 m2

18. 17
A golfer making a putt gives the ball an initial velocity of v0, but he has badly misjudged the putt, and the ball only travels one-quarter of the distance to the hole. If the resistance force due to the grass is constant, what speed should he have given the ball (from its original position) in order to make it into the hole?
1) 2 v ) 3 v ) 4 v ) 8 v ) 16 v0

19. 18 Is it possible for the kinetic energy of an object to be negative?
1) yes
2) no

20. 19
Is it possible for the gravitational potential energy of an object to be negative?
1) yes
2) no

21. 20
You and your friend both solve a problem involving a skier going down a slope, starting from rest. The two of you have chosen different levels for y = 0 in this problem. Which of the following quantities will you and your friend agree on?
I) skier’s U
II) skier’s change in U
III) skier’s final K
1) only II
2) only III
3) I, II, and III
4) only I and III
5) only II and III

22. 21
Two paths lead to the top of a big hill. One is steep and direct, while the other is twice as long but less steep. How much more potential energy would you gain if you take the longer path?
1) the same
2) twice as much
3) four times as much
4) half as much
5) you gain no PE in either case

23. 22
How does the work required to stretch a spring 2 cm compare with the work required to stretch it 1 cm?
1) same amount of work
2) twice the work
3) 4 times the work
4) 8 times the work

24. 23
A mass attached to a vertical spring causes the spring to stretch and the mass to move downwards. What can you say about the spring’s potential energy (Us) and the gravitational potential energy (Ug) of the mass?
1) both Us and Ug decrease
2) Us increases and Ug decreases
3) both Us and Ug increase
4) Us decreases and Ug increases
5) Us increases and Ug is constant

25. 24
Three balls of equal mass start from rest and roll down different ramps. All ramps have the same height. Which ball has the greater speed at the bottom of its ramp? 1 2 3
4) same speed for all balls

26. 25
A truck, initially at rest, rolls down a frictionless hill and attains a speed v at the bottom. To achieve a speed 2v at the bottom, how many times higher must the hill be?
1) half the height
2) the same height
3) times the height
4) twice the height
5) four times the height

27. 26
A box sliding on a frictionless flat surface runs into a fixed spring, which compresses a distance x to stop the box. If the initial speed of the box were doubled, how much would the spring compress in this case?
1) half as much
2) the same amount
3) times as much
4) twice as much
5) four times as much x

28. 27
Paul and Kathleen start from rest at the same time on frictionless water slides with different shapes. At the bottom, whose velocity is greater?
1) Paul
2) Kathleen
3) both the same

29. 28
Paul and Kathleen start from rest at the same time on frictionless water slides with different shapes. Who makes it to the bottom first?
1) Paul
2) Kathleen
3) both the same

30. 29
A cart starting from rest rolls down a hill and at the bottom has a speed of 4 m/s. If the cart were given an initial push, so its initial speed at the top of the hill was 3 m/s, what would be its speed at the bottom?
1) 4 m/s
2) 5 m/s
3) 6 m/s
4) 7 m/s

31. 30
You see a leaf falling to the ground with constant speed. When you first notice it, the leaf has initial total energy U0 + K0. You watch the leaf until just before it hits the ground, at which point it has final total energy U + K. How do these total energies compare?
1) U0 + K0 > U + K
2) U0 + K0 = U + K
3) U0 + K0 < U + K
4) impossible to tell from the information provided

32. 31
You throw a ball straight up into the air. In addition to gravity, the ball feels a force due to air resistance. Compared to the time it takes the ball to go up, the time it takes to come back down is:
1) smaller
2) the same
3) greater

33. 32
Mike applied 10 N of force over 3 m in 10 seconds. Joe applied the same force over the same distance in 1 minute. Who did more work?
1) Mike
2) Joe
3) both did the same work

34. 33
Mike performed 5 J of work in 10 s. Joe did 3 J of work in 5 s. Who produced the greater power?
1) Mike produced more power
2) Joe produced more power
3) both produced the same amount of power

35. 34
Engine #1 produces twice the power of engine #2. Can we conclude that engine #1 does twice as much work as engine #2?
1) yes
2) no

36. 35
When you pay the electric company by the kilowatt-hour, what are you actually paying for?
1) energy
2) power
3) current
4) voltage

37. 36
Which contributes more to the cost of your electric bill each month, a 1500-Watt hair dryer or a 600-Watt microwave oven?
1500 W
600 W
1) hair dryer
2) microwave oven
3) both contribute equally
4) depends upon what you cook in the oven
5) depends upon how long each one is on

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